1. Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School has released its essay topic for the 2015-2016 application season.
It’s the first day of class at HBS. You are in Aldrich Hall meeting your “section.” This is the group of 90 classmates who will become your close companions in the first-year MBA classroom. Our signature case method participant-based learning model ensures that you will get to know each other very well. The bonds you collectively create throughout this shared experience will be lasting.
Introduce yourself.
Note: Should you enroll at HBS, there will be an opportunity for you to share this with them.
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There is no word limit for this question. We think you know what guidance we’re going to give here. Don’t overthink, overcraft and overwrite. Just answer the question in clear language that those of us who don’t know your world can understand.
Joint program applicants for the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School must provide an additional essay:
How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and a personal level? (400 words)
For more information, visit HBS’s admissions website.
2.Stanford University （GSB）
Stanford GSB has released their essay topics for the 2014-2015 admissions season. They are as follows:
Essay A: What matters most to you, and why? (Suggested Word Count: 750 words)
For this essay, we would like you to:
- Focus on the “why” rather than the “what.”
- Do some deep self-examination, so you can genuinely illustrate who you are and how you came to be the person you are.
- Share the insights, experiences, and lessons that shaped your perspectives, rather than focusing merely on what you’ve done or accomplished.
- Write from the heart, and illustrate how a person, situation, or event has influenced you.
Essay B: Why Stanford? (Suggested Word Count: 400 words)
Enlighten us on how earning your MBA at Stanford will enable you to realize your ambitions.
- Explain your decision to pursue graduate education in management.
- Explain the distinctive opportunities you will pursue at Stanford.
Stanford has set the word limit for both essays combined at 1,150 words.
For more information on length, formatting, etc., visit the school’s admissions website.
3. Pennsylvania University （Wharton）
Wharton MBA applicants for the 2015-2016 admissions season will respond to one required 500-word essay, and will have the option of completing another 400-word response. Meanwhile, reapplicants to the MBA program are asked to address their reflection on last season’s admissions decision in a brief 250-word response.
Wharton’s 2015-2016 essay topics are:
Essay 1 (Required): What do you hope to gain both personally and professionally from the Wharton MBA? (500 words)
Essay 2 (Optional): Please use the space below to highlight any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about your candidacy. (400 words)
Reapplicant Essay (Required): Explain how you have reflected on the previous decision about your application, and discuss any updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, extracurricular/volunteer engagements). (250 words)
All applicants, including reapplicants can also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances. (250 words)
4. MIT （Sloan）
The MIT Sloan School of Management has just released its 2015-2016 application essay topics.
Tell us about a recent success you had: How did you accomplish this? Who else was involved? What hurdles did you encounter? What type of impact did this have? (500 words or fewer).
A second short-answer question will be asked of those invited to interview: The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and to generate ideas that advance management practice. Please share with us something about your past that aligns with this mission. (250 words or fewer).
MIT Sloan will also continue to ask its optional open-ended question.
For more information about the MIT Sloan School of Management Essay Topics 2015-2016 or the 2015-2016 application, visit MIT’s admissions website. | 
